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101	The airborne concept in the South African military, 1960-2000 : strategy versus tactics in small wars Alexander, Edward George McGill January 2016 (has links) Text in English / Restricted files have not been uploaded / The thesis commences by elaborating on the concept of vertical envelopment as a form of military manoeuvre and defining airborne operations as comprising parachute, helicopter and air-landed actions. It goes on to describe strategy and tactics as they apply to the discussion before briefly tracing the development internationally of vertical envelopment and the thinking of the South African military about airborne operations during the Second World War. Events leading up to the decision by the South African military to acquire helicopters and to train paratroopers in 1960 are examined and the early operational employment of helicopters is analysed. The establishment of 1 Parachute Battalion is discussed in the light of the absence of a clear understanding of how it should be employed. Moving on to the commencement of the conflict known as the Southern African Thirty Year War, the issue of strategic versus tactical application of an airborne capability during operations in Namibia, Angola and Rhodesia is defined. Strategic application is then illustrated by specific independent airborne strikes, and the requirement for an airborne brigade to plan and conduct such operations is highlighted. The establishment of 44 Parachute Brigade and the difficulties experienced in its development are reviewed before scrutinising the tactical use of airborne forces in support of other ground forces. The high point in organisation and capability of the airborne forces of the South African Defence Force at the time of the ending of the Thirty Year War is appraised and the unfulfilled potential of the capability is elucidated. Faced with change and uncertainty, the employment of the paratroopers in urban operations during the height of the civil unrest is examined. This is followed by probing the response of the paratrooper organisation to severe budget cuts, enforced reorganisation and relocation, the ending of conscription and integration into the new South African National Defence Force following the country’s first democratic elections in 1994. The thesis concludes with an evaluation of the airborne actions during the incursion by South Africa into Lesotho in 1998 and an assessment of the implications of the loss of a strategic airborne capability. / History / D. Litt. et Phil. (History) Airborne operations Paratroopers Thirty Year War Border War Bush War Liberation struggle South African Defence Force SADF South African National Defence Force SANDF 1 Parachute Battalion 44 Parachute Brigade Vertical envelopment Helicopters Strategy Tactics Insurgency Counter-insurgency Namibia Angola Lesotho Rhodesia Constand Viljoen Jan Breytenbach Manoeuvre SWAPO Cubans MPLA FAPLA 358.40968 South Africa. Army -- Airborne troops
102	“I didn’t have time to find the English words”: The Korean War’s Role in the Evolution of Bilingualism in the Canadian Armed Forces Labrosse, Julien January 2016 (has links) This thesis explores the impact of the Korean War on the evolution of the role of the French language in the Canadian military between 1946 and 1954. It explains how the Korean War acted as both a catalyst for a more accommodating stance towards the French language in the Canadian Armed Forces, and an immediate impediment to the implementation of such changes. Particularly, this thesis explores the conflict that emerged between various officials in the Department of National Defence concerning the place that should be made for the French language, and how best to recruit more French Canadians. It shows that there was serious disagreement between the Minister of National Defence, Brooke Claxton, who wanted more bilingualism in the Canadian military, and the Chief of General Staff, General Guy G. Simonds, who resisted further concessions to francophones. Moreover, this thesis reveals the extent to which there was goodwill within the Canadian Armed Forces on the part of both anglophones and francophones on the frontline in Korea. This constituted the basis on which the Department of National Defence was able to begin the process of implementing a more bilingual system. In this respect, this thesis shows the Canadian military to have been ahead of the federal Civil Service. Bilingualism French Language Canadian History Military History Québec History Royal 22e Régiment Korean War Canadian Army Canadian Armed Forces Department of National Defence Canadian Military History French-Canadian Military History French Canada Québec Francophone Anglophone Bilinguisme Français Langue Histoire Canadienne Histoire Militaire Histoire du Québec Guerre de Corée Armée Canadienne Forces armées canadiennes Ministère de la défense nationale Histoire militaire canadienne Histoire militaire du Canada français Canada français Simonds Claxton St. Laurent Saint-Laurent R22eR Vandoo Royal Canadian Regiment Allard Bernatchez

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The airborne concept in the South African military, 1960-2000 : strategy versus tactics in small wars

“I didn’t have time to find the English words”: The Korean War’s Role in the Evolution of Bilingualism in the Canadian Armed Forces